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  2. Crop yield - Wikipedia

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    The units by which the yield of a crop is usually measured today are kilograms per hectare or bushels per acre.. Long-term cereal yields in the United Kingdom were some 500 kg/ha in Medieval times, jumping to 2000 kg/ha in the Industrial Revolution, and jumping again to 8000 kg/ha in the Green Revolution. [1]

  3. Table of biodiesel crop yields - Wikipedia

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    lbs oil/acre US gal/acre Coldest hardiness zone. Warmest hardiness zone maize (corn) 147 172 129 18 3 11 cashew nut: 148 176 132 19 10 11 oats: 183 217 163 23 3 10 lupin (lupine) 195 232 175 25 4 7 kenaf: 230 273 205 29 6 10 calendula: 256 305 229 33 9 11 cotton: 273 325 244 35 8 11 hemp: 305 363 272 39 8 11 soybean: 375 446 335 48 2 11 coffee ...

  4. Agriculture in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Between 1930 and 1942, the United States' share of world soybean production grew from 3% to 47%, and by 1969 it had risen to 76%. By 1973 soybeans were the United States' "number one cash crop, and leading export commodity, ahead of both wheat and corn". [8] Although soybeans developed as the top cash crop, corn also remains as an important ...

  5. Better than expected | Local farmers report positive results ...

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    Jul. 10—Farmer Nathan Larson said his wheat crop turned out better than he expected. "It ended up being about 53 bushels per acre, and the test weight was good, so I was pleased," Larson said.

  6. Agricultural productivity - Wikipedia

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    Food production per capita since 1961 Grain silos Rice plantation in Thailand Cambodians planting rice, 2004. Agricultural productivity is measured as the ratio of agricultural outputs to inputs. [1] While individual products are usually measured by weight, which is known as crop yield, varying products make measuring overall agricultural ...

  7. List of most valuable crops and livestock products - Wikipedia

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    The value and production of individual crops varies substantially from year to year as prices fluctuate on the world and country markets and weather and other factors influence production. This list includes the top 50 most valuable crops and livestock products but does not necessarily include the top 50 most heavily produced crops and ...

  8. Wheat production in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Under the Wilson administration during World War I, the U.S. Food Administration, under the direction of Herbert Hoover, set a basic price of $2.20 per bushel. The end of the war led to "the closing of the bonanza export markets and the fall of sky-high farm prices", and wheat prices fell from more than $2.20 per bushel in 1919 to $1.01 in 1921 ...

  9. List of countries by wheat production - Wikipedia

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    A map of worldwide wheat production in 2000 Wheat is one of the most widely produced primary crops in the world. The following international wheat production statistics come from the Food and Agriculture Organization figures from FAOSTAT database, older from International Grains Council figures from the report "Grain Market Report".